Subj : Grocery Getters
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Jan 31 2025 14:40:51

Hi Dave,


 DD> I buy their dill relish and pickles at local stores here. I was pretty
 DD> sure they didn't call Illinois home.

 RH> Now you know where they're from. There's a big pickle festival every
 RH> spring but we've not gone--yet. Understand it started small but has
 RH> gotten really big now.

 DD> There are 12 towns/municipalities named M. Olive in the US. Not as
 DD> many as there are Springfields. One (at least) of those in each and
 DD> every state.

But only one Mt. Olive that is home to the pickles.

 DD>      8<----- WHACK ----->8

 DD> I mostly use honey as my beverage sweetener. And I manage my blood
 DD> sugar levels well enough that the occasional "sin" causes no spikes or
 DD> lasting effects.  Bv)=

 RH> I'm doing well with no meds, just watching what I eat.

 DD> We tried no meds and learned that I need a minimal doase to "kick
 DD> start" thins. 2 mg of Amaryl/glimipiride in the morning and I'm set.

 RH> Understandable.

 RH> I like a granola type cereal but for hot, will go for oatmeal with
 RH> cinnamon and raisins. Growing up, my parents allowed only a teaspoon or
 RH> so of brown sugar and a couple,3 tablespoons of milk on our oatmeal or
 RH> cream of wheat (alternating days). After leaving home, I began adding
 RH> the above, with a bit more sugar, no milk and today I'll even leave out
 RH> the sugar.

 DD> My grandmother used to try to hustle Cream of Wheat, Ralston Hot
 DD> Wheat, Malt-O-Meal, MayPo, etc to us kids. Yuuuuuck!

My mom tried Ralston, Wheatina and Maypo on us at various times but they
all were a one time only buy when I was home. After all of us kids left
home, she and dad bought one of the above (forget which one) on a
regular basis. IIRC, all of the above had a very gritty texture.


 DD> Oddly, at that time, I was a fan of Grape Nuts. But not Grape Nuts
 DD> Flakes.

I still like Grape Nuts but have never bought/had the flakes.


 DD> I mostly do "instant" oatmeal. And I have been known to eat it for
 DD> breakfast or lunch. And sometimes for supper. I've got a small pitcher
 DD> that holds the perfect amoun t of water for me. I do 5 of the little
 DD> bags of oatm eal, a heaping TB of butter and a good amount of powdered
 DD> creamer. Nuke the little pitcher for 2 minutes, Pour, stir, eat.

 RH> One bag is enough for me, especially if I'm adding raisins.

 DD> I'm making a meal of it - w/no sides or dessert. It nicely fills both
 DD> my big all-purpose latte cup and my belly.  Bv)=  Anjd it works for
 DD> breakfast lunch or dinner.

One bag, plus a Mug of tea is filling enough for a meal for me.

 DD> I stock pearl barley for my beef-barley-vegetables soup. I may give
 DD> this one a shot. I'm pretty sure I can score the pear nectar at Food
 DD> Fantasies (local tree-hugger/organic store)


 DD>       Title: Barley Breakfast Delight
 DD>  Categories: Grains, Fruits, Nuts, Spices
 DD>       Yield: 6 servings

Hmmmmmmmmm, looks good. Give a report if you do try it.


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Ruth
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